The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 594

In the Hall of Tongming, hundreds of civil and military officials gathered, and the foreign policy of the Sui Dynasty had been finalized after a brief discussion. In short, it was to divide, divide, and support, gradually eliminating the national power of neighboring countries amid internal strife. weak.

"The future foreign strategy will be on the basis of alienation, division, and support, and be flexible. Ladies and gentlemen, what should we do?" Yang Tong looked at the crowd and asked, "If you have different opinions, you can raise them now."

The hall was silent for a long time

Yang Gongren: "My minister has no objection."

"My minister has no objection!" Kong Yingda pondered for a while, and then said with a headache: "However, for personal purposes, many hypocritical Confucians deliberately distort Confucianism and use the name of saints to seek their own benefits. If the saint said so, these People are very likely to jump out and object. Even if the Holy Majesty is not affected, I am afraid that he will be led astray in the future. I think that if I, Tai Sui, want to fundamentally retain this radical and martial style, we must start with teaching."

"Subject." Wei Zheng stood up and said, "Confucianism is indeed based on benevolence, but it does not teach people blind benevolence, let alone teaching people to be stupid and good. The Han Dynasty was the most popular dynasty of Confucian revenge. Murder cases emerged endlessly and were praised at the time. Many murderers were acquitted or even rewarded. The Ram School even stated that contemporary revenge can be repaid even after a hundred generations. Of course, revenge is not unlimited. First of all, it must conform to morality. If your relatives and friends make mistakes and are killed, it is unrighteous for you to take revenge. Secondly, adhering to the concept of "benevolence", revenge cannot be expanded infinitely. It is clearly stated in "Gongyang Biography": "Revenge Do not eliminate harm... the ancient way', which means that revenge can only be aimed at the enemy himself, and no more people can be involved. So fundamentally speaking, Confucianism is not a soft and weak culture."

Yang Tong, who lacked knowledge, couldn't help being startled when he heard the words: "Confucianism still has such a cruel thought?"

Kong Yingda looked at the ignorant Yang Yu speechlessly, and said angrily, "This kind of thinking is actually the soul of Kong Sheng, but it was misled later."

This is indeed true.

Just because Confucius himself is an out-and-out character who must take revenge, just look at the conversation between him and Zigong.Zigong asked Confucius: "If someone kills his parents, what should he do?" Confucius replied: "Sleeping on straw mats, you must always hold a shield and weapon. In a world of blue sky, if you meet an enemy at the market, you don’t even need to go back to get a weapon, but just go up there and do your best.” Listening to this, who would think that Confucius was a fool?

But to this day, Confucius' studies have all been distorted, and radical studies have all declined, and the "Guliang School" that has prevailed all over the world has emerged in its place.

The philosophy of 'Guliang Pai' is 'If a dog bites you, you can't bite back. If so, what is the difference between humans and animals'?
'Those alien barbarians don't know etiquette and shame, so why should the heavenly kingdoms be as knowledgeable as them?If the barbarians come over, at worst, send a woman to make a kiss. If it is not enough, add some gold and silver treasures, no matter what, it is better than risking human life. '

This kind of thinking was passed down from generation to generation, and gradually castrated the Confucianism of Confucius and the martial arts of the Han family.Confucianism, which has lost its soul, has evolved into the theory of "clan friendship" and "relatives conceal each other".Up to now, Confucianism, in addition to cultivating generations of powerful clans in Yurou Township, is also a civil servant who compromises infinitely with the outside world!

As a descendant of Confucius, Kong Yingda inherited the orthodox Confucianism, so when it comes to dealing with aliens, he behaved more fiercely than generals.

It's just that the "Guliang School" is very popular, and he can't help the crooked Confucianism by himself.What I just said about 'using the name of a sage to gain one's own benefit' refers to the disciples and grandchildren of the 'Guliang Sect' who seek their own profit.And he believes that promoting orthodox Confucianism from teaching is undoubtedly pointing directly at the source of Confucianism's disease. As long as the education continues from generation to generation, then the fallacies and heresies of the "Guliang School" will naturally disappear gradually, and Confucius' martial style will reappear. .

"There is nothing to change in education!" Yang Tong was moved. "Kong Shangshu, regardless of his knowledge or insight, is arrogant in today's world. If you think so, it will do no harm to the country. I have no reason not to support it. But Confucianism is Like a big tree with branches, branches and branches, luxuriant branches and leaves, gradually losing their roots, many scriptures and meanings are difficult to understand! Especially since Emperor Wen established the county school and opened courses to select talents, there has been no unified teaching materials and test standards for the interpretation of classics. It has caused a lot of trouble with the imperial examination, if there is a unified answer and standard, it will be much simpler."

Kong Yingda clasped his hands and said, "Actually, I have had this idea for a long time. When I studied under Master Liu Xuan, I was greatly benefited. Master Liu also supported me to do this. Over the years, I have been compiling...but Confucianism is flourishing." Mao, it is as difficult as "Foolish Old Man Moves Mountains" to be compatible with the advantages of each faction. The scale of this book is huge, and it cannot be done by one person alone. I implore the Holy Lord to let this rumor out, saying that the Sui Dynasty intends to recruit Confucianism from all over the world The purpose of a well-learned person is to eliminate the sectarian views within the Confucian Confucian classics, choose the best among the many schools, end all kinds of disputes, abandon the regional prejudices and sectarian views of the Southern School and the Northern School, and try to merge all branches and integrate them into one!"

When everyone heard the words, they were in awe.

If Kong Yingda successfully compiles this book in this life, his name will surely go down in history and be admired by later generations of Confucian scholars.But he asked Yang Tong to call together Confucian scholars from all over the world to compile it together. If Confucian scholars from all over the world gather together, this book will become the crystallization of wisdom of all people, and his own existence will be infinitely reduced.Of course Kong Yingda knew this, but he was still willing to give up his name. This kind of mind is not something ordinary people possess.

"Promoting and disseminating the orthodox sages is the important task of our generation!" Yang Tong thought for a moment, and said, "Let's do this! You are in charge of everything in this book. In the compilation of commentaries, the formulation of meaning and rules, and the examination of right and wrong are all up to you. Make a decision. As the editor-in-chief, you have the right to choose an excellent commentary as a standard among the many chapters and sentences of the scriptures, and then clarify the commentary on the scriptures in detail!"

Kong Yingda's heart skipped a beat when he heard that.

The "chief editor" mentioned by Yang Tong is the soul of this giant system. Here, he can not only embody the value, but also gather outstanding Confucian scholars to compile it as a classic of Confucianism. Why not do it?However, Kong Yingda has experienced countless things in the world, so he is naturally a calm person, and he did not show the excitement in his heart.

"By the way, what's the name of this book?"

"It is called "Five Classics of Justice", but it is a unified compilation of the meanings of "Poetry", "Book", "Li", "Yi", and "Spring and Autumn".

Yang Tong thought for a while and said, "Let's add the Four Books to it too! However, this is a time-consuming and time-consuming project. In order to allow people all over the world to read the best Confucianism as soon as possible, we will write it one volume at a time. Publication! Start with the most basic "Analects of Confucius". In terms of foreign relations, don't teach children to understand 'how to repay virtue? Repay grievances with straightness, repay virtue with virtue' as 'repay grievances with virtue'!"

In "The Analects of Confucius", the sage Confucius said "Repay grievances with straightness", which means "If other people do things that are sorry to you, you can treat them with your integrity, fairness and correctness. 'It's not a bullshit 'repaying grievances with virtue', these are all lies fabricated by a group of hypocritical Confucians who pretend to understand.And "The Analects of Confucius" is the basic teaching material. If "complaining with virtue" continues to prevail, children will have to take it astray.

"Here!" Kong Yingda obeyed.

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(End of this chapter)